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Victoria (mythology)
Victoria
, in
ancient Roman religion
, was the
personified
goddess of victory. She is the
Roman equivalent
of the
Greek goddess
Nike
, and was associated with
Bellona
. She was adapted from the
Sabine
agricultural goddess
Vacuna
and had a
temple
on the
Palatine Hill
. The goddess
Vica Pota
was also sometimes identified with Victoria. Victoria is often described as a daughter of
Pallas
and
Styx
, and as a sister of
Zelus
,
Kratos
, and
Bia
.
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